In colonial American society, biracial children
In colonial American society, biracial children
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Inherited the racial status of their mother |
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| b. |
Inherited the free or slave status of their mother |
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| c. |
Inherited the free or slave status of their father |
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| d. |
Inherited the racial status of their father |
A conception of "race" has been a prism through which many people, leaders, and nations have assessed who belongs and who does not for at least 400 years. The concept is based on the idea that there are distinct "races" within humanity, and that this division is supported by empirical data. Today's majority of biologists and geneticists vehemently dispute this assertion.
According to historians who have researched the history of race and racism, many aspects of modern "racial thought" can be traced back to the earliest years of slavery in the province of Virginia in what is now the United States.
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